Richard Stock
2004-Feb-24 11:30 UTC
[syslinux] Problem with pxelinux "localboot 0" option.
Hi all, hopefully someone in the list will be able to advise me on what to do with a problem that's bugging me. I have a number of machines that simply have problems understanding "localboot 0". My configuration is such that after the machines happily remotely install via PXE+kickstart the "default" file on the PXE server will resort to telling the client to boot from it's local disk. I actually see the client display a message saying booting from local disk but instead of booting the machine displays nothing other than a flashing cursor in top right of screen. Here's a bit more info on the config: Bios boot sequence: floppy, NIC, HDD Motherboard is Asus P4P800, NIC is 3Com 3c940. OS installed on server and client is Redhat 9. I already have a number of other machines (different hardware config) that use the same PXE server and work exactly as expected. syslinux rpm is standard rh 9 version 2.00-4 Some other things I've tried: bios upgrade, Try a different NIC. Tried "localboot 4" and "localboot 5" For what's it's worth if I unplug the network cable or switch the boot priority the machine will correctly boot the pxe installed RH9 from it's HDD, so I know the OS is OK. I'm fairly new to this pxe stuff so excuse me if I have or have not stated the obvious. My gut feeling is that I may be seeing a bios bug but I'd be grateful if anyone has any ideas. Thanks Rich ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - Communicate instantly..."Ping" your friends today! Download Messenger Now http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com/download/index.html